Chapter 18
HOUSING1
Article I. In General
18-3, 18-4. Reserved.
18-5—18-14. Reserved.
Article II. Administration and Enforcement
Division 1. Generally
18-17 Administration of housing inspection program.
18-18 Certification of compliance or interim rental permit required.
18-19 Issuance of certificates and permits; terms of inspection.
18-20 Suspension and revocation of certificate.
18-20.1. Reserved.
18-21 Availability of certificate.
18-22 Authority to enter dwellings for inspections.
18-23 Authority to obtain search warrants.
18-24 Investigation of complaints.
18-25A Procedures for adoption of equivalency protocols for the Minimum Housing Code.
18-29a Termination of rental housing tenancy; rental housing rent increase.
18-31 Enforcement and penalties.
18-33, 18-34. Reserved.
Division 2. Housing Board of Review
18-36 Composition; appointment.
18-40 Clerk of board; duties of clerk.
18-43—18-47. Reserved.
Division 3. Hearings
18-48 Open hearings to be held upon request.
18-49 When requests to be filed and when hearings to be held.
18-50 Copy of request for hearing to be forwarded to inspector.
18-51 Time for hearing to be set by board.
18-52 Notice of time and date of hearing to be given.
18-53 Request for hearing to stay actions upon which request made; exception.
18-54 Majority of board to be present at hearings; exception.
18-56 Authority to compel attendance of witnesses.
18-58 Written findings of fact and conclusions may be requested.
18-59 Court review of hearings.
18-60—18-69. Reserved.
Article III. Minimum Standards
Division 1. Generally
18-70 Compliance with article required.
18-71 Foundation, exterior walls and roofs.
18-72 Floors, interior walls and ceilings.
18-73 Windows and exterior doors.
18-75—18-77. Reserved.
Division 2. Plumbing Facilities and Fixture Requirements
18-78 Toilet and plumbing facilities generally.
18-80 Plumbing standards for roominghouses.
18-81 Water heating facilities.
18-82—18-83. Reserved.
Division 3. Light, Ventilation, Space and Mechanical Requirements
18-84 Windows for light and ventilation.
18-87 Allocation of heating costs.
18-88, 18-89. Reserved.
Division 4. Space and Occupancy
18-91 Floor area for bedrooms.
18-92 Cellars and other prohibited occupancies.
18-93 Calculation of floor area.
Division 5. Fire Safety Requirements
18-96 Accumulations and storage.
18-97 Fire resistance ratings.
18-98 Fire protection systems.
18-100 Interpretation and relationship to other fire protection and life safety code requirements.
18-101 Carbon monoxide (CO) detectors.
18-102—18-103. Reserved.
Division 6. Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants
18-104 General working conditions.
18-106 Premises to be kept clean and sanitary.
18-107 Extermination of vermin.
18-108 Adequate heat to be furnished.
18-109 Removal of required facilities prohibited.
18-110 Transfer of responsibility.
18-113—18-119. Reserved.
18-121—18-129. Reserved.
Division 7. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
18-130 Applicability of minimum energy efficiency standards.
18-131 Work related to meeting minimum energy efficiency standards.
18-132 Minimum energy efficiency standards.
18-133—18-199. Reserved.
Article IV. Housing Discrimination
18-202 Adverse housing action.
18-203 Penalty; civil remedies.
18-204—18-299. Reserved.
Article V. Regulation of Conversion of Rental Housing to Condominiums or Cooperatives
18-301 Authority and applicability.
18-307 Condominium conversion fee.
18-308 Circumventing of this article.
18-309 Penalty; civil remedies.
18-311 Additional regulations to administer this article.
18-313—18-399. Reserved.
Article VI. Housing Trust Fund
18-402 Establishment of the housing trust fund.
18-403 Management of the trust fund.
18-404 Distribution and use of the housing trust fund’s assets.
18-405—18-499. Reserved.
Article VII. Reserved
18-500—18-512. Reserved.
Cross reference—Buildings and building construction, Ch. 8; electricity, Ch. 12; fire protection and prevention, Ch. 13; garbage and refuse, Ch. 14; gas, Ch. 15; health, Ch. 17; plumbing, Ch. 25; sewers and water pollution control, Ch. 26; water, Ch. 31; zoning, App. A.
State law reference—Municipal housing codes, 24 V.S.A. § 5001 et seq.